Just put 'em in snug, I'd be more concerned with them breaking off if attempting to get 'em real tight, & Ya don't want to do that. They are spring loaded to keep the grease in. If it spurts out of the fitting after you remove the GG, the spring check ball is damaged and you should replace the fitting. Examine te end of the fitting. It don't take much of a bump w/something hard to screw 'em up.
The torque on the fitting has nothing to do with the grease flow in the bearing.
It's the spring loaded ball that keeps it in. 2 or 3 strokes at regular intervals should be sufficient unless the seals (which keep the grease in the other end)are blown out in which case the grease will
practically run through and out of the bearing and won't hang around very long while in use.
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